Bose 161 Rear Speaker

Pros: Loud & clear. Unobtrusive but produce a pleasing sound. Suited to background music. Respectable bass.
Cons: Expensive for what they are. Enclosure can rattle.

These speakers are more for the places like the kitchen, or the den room.. Where you need to fill a small to large space with good sound and wide soundstage. In other words, wherever you walk you hear a loud, consistent sound from the Bose – in which is ...

Pros: Great value, balanced sound, speaker mounts, great surrounds.
Cons: Longer installation screws to set the speaker in a vertical locking position. Disappointing imaging.

I have been putting together my home theater system for quite awhile. I am a deal hunter. I am like those "weather chasers" that spend months tracking tornadoes... I have eternal patience to wait for the right deal to come along. After I tested the ...

Pros: Size is compact, clear Bose sound.
Cons: None for what I use them for.

I have these as my surround sound speakers and not as mains. One may think they are a bit over rated ...

Pros: Name brand Bose speakers, small, sleek design, loud & clear sound...PERFECT.
Cons: Will never find a Bose product truly DISCOUNTED.

The Bose 161 bookshelf speakers have provided me perfectly. Originally I has the Bose 141's, which are a step down from this speaker. The difference between the two: a stylish design and louder more proficient sound.

These speakers are...

Pros: Sound, looks, excellent directions, fills in a Bose stereo perfectly.
Cons: Needs hollow wall anchors, no picture that show final wall installation.

We've been viewing our DVD collection on Bose Acoustimass Series II, meaning as stereo audio sound only. I finally convinced my wife that we could replace theater sound right at home with the purchase of these speakers. It took some time to properly ...

Pros: Sleek design, will fit in any decor.
Cons: Very ordinary sound.

I got these speakers at circuit city from a friend as a gift. I connected it to my Denon AVR-1803 receiver with monster cables. I tried connecting to the front channels for testing the tonal quality of these speakers. I tried a few music cd's first and...

Pros: Great sound and awide sound stage from alittle speaker :).
Cons: Dont expect from any small sized speaker ground shaking bass.

I just bought these speakers yesterday and Iam very happy with them. This is not a normal speaker that is for sure. I use a T amp (which is an amazing little amplifier) to power these speakers and the amp is connected at the moment to my computer and Iam enjoying every moment (even as I write this review).